Is wisteria seed poisonous?

The seeds of wisteria are poisonous and contain lentinan and cyanide. If eaten by mistake, it will cause vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. In severe cases, it can lead to shock. However, stems, leaves and flowers are non-toxic. Wisteria is a deciduous vine with rotating stems, oval paper leaves, flowers growing from annual short branches or axillary buds, purple corolla and strong floral fragrance when flowering.

Wisteria seeds are poisonous. Wisteria seeds are poisonous. The stems, leaves and flowers of wisteria are non-toxic and widely used. They can be used for both ornamental and edible purposes. However, the seeds contain okadaine and cyanide, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, and even lead to shock in severe cases.

The morphological characteristics of wisteria are deciduous vines. The stems grow in turn, and the shoots grow for a long time with white hair. When they mature, their hair will fall off. Paper leaves are oval, and flowers will grow on annual short branches or axillary buds. The corolla is purple and has a strong floral fragrance when it blooms.

The planting method of wisteria is a kind of straight-rooted plant with few lateral fibrous roots and strong adaptability to the environment. It is suitable for planting in fertile and well-drained soil. Choose mature seeds in autumn, soak them in hot water for 1-2 days, take them out, pile them up at room temperature, and plant them in the soil by sowing.

The maintenance and management of wisteria seedlings need to build scaffolding to climb and grow after they grow. According to the desired shape, twist the vines into a ball, tie them with poles to support them, prune them during dormancy, cut off the branches that grow too densely and weakly with disinfection scissors, and cut off the middle branches after flowering, keeping at most 6 buds.